Why Do You Obey?

“Elder brothers obey God to get things. They don’t obey God to get God himself – in order to resemble him, love him, know him and delight him. So religious and moral people can be avoiding Jesus as Savior and Lord as much as the younger brothers who say they don’t believe in God and define right and wrong for themselves.”

- A quote out of the book, The Prodigal God by Tim Keller, quoted in On The Brink of Grace by Michelle on her blog Graceful: Faith in the Everyday